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weapons of mass destruction were a concern and u.s. officials were hard at work around the globe trying to prevent regional tensions and an mos if is from turning in to full-scale wars and ominously, the united states about to face an upsurge in terrorist attacks to claim hundreds of american lives in lebanon including a 49-year-old cia officer named bob ames killed in a brief visit to our embassy in beirut and who at the time was my boss at cia. during my 25-year career at cia, i watched up close and participated in history being made in far off corners of the world. as cia fulfilled the critical intelligence roles, collecting intelligence, uncovering secrets, identifying threats, partnering with foreign intelligence and security agencies, carrying out covert action and attempting to forecast events yet to happen, all in an effort to protect our people and to strengthen america's national security. and throughout my career, i had the great fortune to experience firsthand and to witness what it means to be a cia officer. such as an ana
weapons of mass destruction were a concern and u.s. officials were hard at work around the globe trying to prevent regional tensions and an mos if is from turning in to full-scale wars and ominously, the united states about to face an upsurge in terrorist attacks to claim hundreds of american lives in lebanon including a 49-year-old cia officer named bob ames killed in a brief visit to our embassy in beirut and who at the time was my boss at cia. during my 25-year career at cia, i watched up...
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u.s. computer networks are under daily attack by nation states. international criminal organizations, sub national groups and individual hackers. and regimes in teheran and po pyongyang remain bent on delivery systems rather than fulfilling international obligations or even meeting the basic needs of their people. yes, the cia's mission as important to our nation's security today as any time in our nation's history. in carrying out the mission, the men and women of the cia frequently asked to undertake challenging, perilous and, yes, controversial actions on behalf of the american people. the cia is not immune from the scrutiny of the efforts and i welcome a discussion of cia's past and current activities. if i am confirmed one of the highest priorities would be the committ committee's lengthy report of interrogation with now banned interrogation techniques. i have read the findings and executive summary of the 6,000 page report which raises a number of very serious issues. given the gravity and importance of the subject, i would look forward to f
u.s. computer networks are under daily attack by nation states. international criminal organizations, sub national groups and individual hackers. and regimes in teheran and po pyongyang remain bent on delivery systems rather than fulfilling international obligations or even meeting the basic needs of their people. yes, the cia's mission as important to our nation's security today as any time in our nation's history. in carrying out the mission, the men and women of the cia frequently asked to...
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well you know if i'm charged with murder here in a u.s. court i can't say your honor it's all right i've written a memo to liberalize it but that seems to be the understanding that is now perforating the us media here is a program that we've known about for years we've known that men women and children were on the lists for years we've known that americans have been targeted and killed we've known that there were hundreds of civilian deaths and non targeted individual deaths and no one charged with a crime we've known that they've been doing double taps or they target rescuers of victims that they've been targeting people without so much as knowing their name and it's not just the u.s. government that's lost the moral high ground it's the u.s. public i saw a poll today that said that eighty three percent of americans are all ok with the president doing this to not americans but when it comes to u.s. citizens only twenty four percent say it's ok so you do the math what percentage of americans are bigots because there is a clear double stand
well you know if i'm charged with murder here in a u.s. court i can't say your honor it's all right i've written a memo to liberalize it but that seems to be the understanding that is now perforating the us media here is a program that we've known about for years we've known that men women and children were on the lists for years we've known that americans have been targeted and killed we've known that there were hundreds of civilian deaths and non targeted individual deaths and no one charged...
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government that's lost the moral high ground it's the u.s. public i saw a poll today that said that eighty three percent. of americans are ok with the president doing this to non americans but when it comes to u.s. citizens only twenty four percent say it's ok so you do the math what percentage of americans are bigots because there is a clear double standard here on who it's ok to kill and i think that twenty four percent would go up if a lot of people knew that president obama already was killing americans because they don't want to oppose something that's being done i think it would go down if people knew who those americans were the lack of any charge or evidence against them the manner in which they were killed and so forth but moral high ground is the furthest thing from within our reach right now you know it's interesting david brought up and i notice this when we get preparing for this program is that americans get upset when americans are being killed but when it's not americans they don't particularly care anymore do they were ever i
government that's lost the moral high ground it's the u.s. public i saw a poll today that said that eighty three percent. of americans are ok with the president doing this to non americans but when it comes to u.s. citizens only twenty four percent say it's ok so you do the math what percentage of americans are bigots because there is a clear double standard here on who it's ok to kill and i think that twenty four percent would go up if a lot of people knew that president obama already was...
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well you know if i'm charged with murder here in the u.s. court i can't say your honor it's all right i've written a memo to liberalize it but that seems to be the understanding that is now per vade in the us media here is a program that we've known about for years we've known that men women and children were on the lists for years we've known that americans have been targeted and killed we've known that there were hundreds of civilian deaths and non targeted individual deaths and no one charged with a crime we've known that they've been doing double taps or they target rescuers of victims that they've been targeting people without so much as knowing their name and it's not just the u.s. government that's lost the moral high ground it's the u.s. public i saw a poll today that said that eighty three percent of americans are all ok with the president doing this to not americans but when it comes to u.s. citizens only twenty four percent say it's ok so you do the math what percentage of americans are bigots because there is a clear double stand
well you know if i'm charged with murder here in the u.s. court i can't say your honor it's all right i've written a memo to liberalize it but that seems to be the understanding that is now per vade in the us media here is a program that we've known about for years we've known that men women and children were on the lists for years we've known that americans have been targeted and killed we've known that there were hundreds of civilian deaths and non targeted individual deaths and no one...
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well you know if i'm charged with murder here in a u.s. court i can't say your honor it's all right i've written a memo to liberalize it but that seems to be the understanding that is now perforating the us media here is a program that we've known about for years we've known that men women and children were on the lists for years we've known that americans have been targeted and killed we've known that there were hundreds of civilian deaths and non targeted individual deaths and no one charged with a crime we've known that they've been doing double taps or they target rescuers of victims that they've been targeting people without so much as knowing their name and it's not just the u.s. government that's lost the moral high ground it's the u.s. public i saw a poll today that said that eighty three percent of americans are all ok with the president doing this to not americans but when it comes to u.s. citizens only twenty four percent say it's ok so you do the math what percentage of americans are bigots because there is a clear double stand
well you know if i'm charged with murder here in a u.s. court i can't say your honor it's all right i've written a memo to liberalize it but that seems to be the understanding that is now perforating the us media here is a program that we've known about for years we've known that men women and children were on the lists for years we've known that americans have been targeted and killed we've known that there were hundreds of civilian deaths and non targeted individual deaths and no one charged...
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government that's lost the moral high ground it's the u.s. public i saw a poll today that said that eighty three percent. of americans are all ok with the president doing this to non americans but when it comes to u.s. citizens only twenty four percent say it's ok so you do the math what percentage of americans are bigots because there is a clear double standard here on who it's ok to kill and i think that twenty four percent would go up if a lot of people knew that president obama already was killing americans to because they don't want to oppose something that's being done i think it would go down if people knew who those americans were the lack of any charge or evidence against them the manner in which they were killed and so forth but moral high ground is the furthest thing from within our reach right now you know it's interesting david brought up and i notice this when we get preparing for this program is that americans get upset when americans are being killed but when it's not americans they don't particularly care anymore do they or e
government that's lost the moral high ground it's the u.s. public i saw a poll today that said that eighty three percent. of americans are all ok with the president doing this to non americans but when it comes to u.s. citizens only twenty four percent say it's ok so you do the math what percentage of americans are bigots because there is a clear double standard here on who it's ok to kill and i think that twenty four percent would go up if a lot of people knew that president obama already was...
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he was put on a u.s. ship&interrogated for 30 days. thank you. >> thank you, mr. violence chairman. i want to point out that i'm going to try to enforce the eight minute. if you hear a tapping, it's not personal. senator rockefeller? >> thank you, madam chair, welcome mr. brennan, and if confirmed, you're going to lead an extraordinary agency with extraordinary people who perform extraordinary services, most of them totally unknown by the american people. most don't think about that. a life of public service and never having been known. those citizens with everything that we do to be known, and we get elected. it's very different in the central intelligence association and i respect it very much. i want to go to the eitc, that's tax credit, to the enhanced interrogation techniques. not the for the first. you talk about the 6,000 pages. what i want to say, an when the seconsecond round round comes, i will. dealing with the frustration of various administration, about trying to get information. why was it that they felt that we were so unworthy of being trusted? why was it they were w
he was put on a u.s. ship&interrogated for 30 days. thank you. >> thank you, mr. violence chairman. i want to point out that i'm going to try to enforce the eight minute. if you hear a tapping, it's not personal. senator rockefeller? >> thank you, madam chair, welcome mr. brennan, and if confirmed, you're going to lead an extraordinary agency with extraordinary people who perform extraordinary services, most of them totally unknown by the american people. most don't think about...
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soviet union and nuclear proliferation and weapons of mass destruction were a constant concern and u.s. officials were hard at work around the globe trying to prevent regional tensions and animosity from turning into full-scale wars and ominously, the united states was about to face an upsurge in terrorist attacks that would claim hundreds of american drives in lebanon including a 49-year-old cia officers named bob ames, killed during a brief visit to our embassy in beirut and who at the time was my boss at the cia. during my 25 year career at cia i watched up close and participated in history being made in far off corners of the world and cia fulfilled its critical intelligence role collecting intelligence, uncovering secrets, identifying threats, partnering with foreign intelligence and security services, analyzing complicated developments abroad and carrying out covert action and attempting to forecast events yet to happen, all in an effort to protect our people and to strengthen america's national security. and throughout my career, i had the great fortune to experience firsthand a
soviet union and nuclear proliferation and weapons of mass destruction were a constant concern and u.s. officials were hard at work around the globe trying to prevent regional tensions and animosity from turning into full-scale wars and ominously, the united states was about to face an upsurge in terrorist attacks that would claim hundreds of american drives in lebanon including a 49-year-old cia officers named bob ames, killed during a brief visit to our embassy in beirut and who at the time...
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then a forum on u.s.-israel relations. on the next washington journal, mark ginsburg discusses the situation in egypt and syria and how president obama's new foreign-policy team my dish -- might address them. the president of women drive worldwide talks about women's rights. washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> john mccain's 2000 campaign when he ran for president as the most memorable campaign of any i have covered or been around. we will never see it again. here he was facing george w. bush to have the republican party backing him and all the money and john mccain came out and help 114 town meetings and stayed there until every question was answered. you could see the light bulb going on in people's heads. whenever going to get a patient's bill of rights? it was refreshing candor. he was totally open to the press. there was a candor and a welcome this. -- and a welcomeness that no one has seen before or since. >> sunday night at 8:00 on c- span's q&a. monday, a journalist jim lehrer, martha raddatz
then a forum on u.s.-israel relations. on the next washington journal, mark ginsburg discusses the situation in egypt and syria and how president obama's new foreign-policy team my dish -- might address them. the president of women drive worldwide talks about women's rights. washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> john mccain's 2000 campaign when he ran for president as the most memorable campaign of any i have covered or been around. we will never see it again. here...
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i expected there to be a national debate on whether or not we wanted to use torture as an official u.s. policy now i'm very happy proud actually that i played a role in that debate and now the limbo law of the land is that torture is illegal i'm very proud of that i frankly didn't expect that the government would would go after me so relentlessly i stood in the snow for two hours to vote for president obama i really believed that this was a positive change i believed that he deserved that nobel peace prize or only because i expected things to change so dramatically at the beginning of his first term so no i never believed i would be going to prison under a president obama never. that's been i think my biggest disappointment but you haven't seen a dramatic change i haven't seen any change no torture he stopped torture sure but in terms of counterterrorism policy i think the obama administration is largely an extension of the bush administration and stick it out with thank you for the interview i wish all the best thanks very much for having me. my juggling geog. do hack work and get cau
i expected there to be a national debate on whether or not we wanted to use torture as an official u.s. policy now i'm very happy proud actually that i played a role in that debate and now the limbo law of the land is that torture is illegal i'm very proud of that i frankly didn't expect that the government would would go after me so relentlessly i stood in the snow for two hours to vote for president obama i really believed that this was a positive change i believed that he deserved that nobel...
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the ambassador had all of the ambassadors to the u.s. i said let's talk about detention and interrogation. i laid it out. let me give you four sentences. we believe we are a nation at war with al qaeda and the affiliates. my moral and legal responsibility is to take it to that enemy. there's not another country in the room who agreed with any of those four sentences. they not only rejected it for them, they had serious questions about the legitimacy of the questions for us. sometimes you have to forgo things that in your mind are ethical, legal, and effective because secondary and tertiary effects of taking that course of action may make you less effective. let's take target of killing. i said on cnn sunday morning, there was a time -- i knew there were secondary effects was the primary effect was so important because of the degree of danger that existed at the time. now the environment as changed the degree is somewhat different. now those effects might become dominant. yes, i can see a down side for doing things that you believe are ef
the ambassador had all of the ambassadors to the u.s. i said let's talk about detention and interrogation. i laid it out. let me give you four sentences. we believe we are a nation at war with al qaeda and the affiliates. my moral and legal responsibility is to take it to that enemy. there's not another country in the room who agreed with any of those four sentences. they not only rejected it for them, they had serious questions about the legitimacy of the questions for us. sometimes you have...
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ammo on targeted assassinations from the u.s. justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. live a few might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to a thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed the spite the u.n. raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world the latest announcement a new facility in asia where obama has redefined war during intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a private because there is no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the
ammo on targeted assassinations from the u.s. justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. live a few might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to a thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against united states...
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the training of u.s. personnel and exposing of them for a few moments to these techniques were meant to help them survive in the event they were captured and the event they were subject to these techniques. my question is, is there any comparability between a friendly trainer in the united states to expose our troops to these techniques for a few moments under close supervision? is there any possible comparability to that to using these techniques on an enemy in an effort to extract intelligence? >> they are for different purposes and i do not see a common comparability there. >> the chairman and i issued a report or made a statement on april 27, 2012. this is also began with the statement of mr. rodriguez. he said information provide bid -- provided by c.i.a. detainees about bin laden's courier being the lead information led to the location of bin laden's compound.-- compound, and the operation that led to his death. that is what he said. we said that statement is wrong. the original lead of information
the training of u.s. personnel and exposing of them for a few moments to these techniques were meant to help them survive in the event they were captured and the event they were subject to these techniques. my question is, is there any comparability between a friendly trainer in the united states to expose our troops to these techniques for a few moments under close supervision? is there any possible comparability to that to using these techniques on an enemy in an effort to extract...
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they they would dismiss any accusation because the u.s. government has classified everything related to its torture practices but yet you go to prison because he talked about it why do you think this administration president obama who signed an executive order to stop torture at the very beginning of his first term why do you think he's protecting folks from the previous administration most people don't realize this but president obama has surrounded himself with the same intelligence advisors who advised president bush through most of the first term the cia had the same deputy director that bush had the same director of operations that bush had john brennan who is president obama's new designee to be the cia director and until what a week ago or so was the deputy national security adviser was under president bush the director of the national counterterrorism center and up to his eyeballs in torture policy so even though we changed presidents there was really no change of intelligence advisors at least not on counterterrorism john brennan
they they would dismiss any accusation because the u.s. government has classified everything related to its torture practices but yet you go to prison because he talked about it why do you think this administration president obama who signed an executive order to stop torture at the very beginning of his first term why do you think he's protecting folks from the previous administration most people don't realize this but president obama has surrounded himself with the same intelligence advisors...
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that's rich coming from the man who did more than anyone to sell the u.s. on a completely unnecessary war. take a look. >> we know with absolute certainty he is enriching uranium. we believe he has reconstituted nuclear weapons. i agree we will be greeted as liberators. we learn there was a relationship between iraq and al qaeda that stretched back through most of the decade of the '90s, that it involved training, for example, on bw and cw, that al qaeda sent personnel to baghdad to get trained on the systems. it provided the iraqis providing bomb making expertise to the al qaeda organization. >> where do you learn to be that evil? he sat there and brilliantly conspired. he had judy miller writing the stories for the week. "meet the press," does the alley-oop play. acts so avuncular, so sure of himself in his presentation. a lot of middle-of-the-road people bought it. >> just watching that again, chris, was both infuriating and upsetting. we lived through that time. we were lied to, flat out lied to in that way, and for him to say that the president is appo
that's rich coming from the man who did more than anyone to sell the u.s. on a completely unnecessary war. take a look. >> we know with absolute certainty he is enriching uranium. we believe he has reconstituted nuclear weapons. i agree we will be greeted as liberators. we learn there was a relationship between iraq and al qaeda that stretched back through most of the decade of the '90s, that it involved training, for example, on bw and cw, that al qaeda sent personnel to baghdad to get...
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a memo on targeted assassinations from the u.s. justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now where you come. lift you might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to zero thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed despite the u.n. raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world the latest announcement a new facility in asia where obama has redefined war during intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a private because there is no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state o
a memo on targeted assassinations from the u.s. justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now where you come. lift you might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to zero thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against united...
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iran's supreme leader ayatollah khomeini has rejected the u.s. offer of direct talks over its nuclear program saying the two countries cannot negotiate when tehran has a gun pointed out it comes just a day after washington tightened economic sanctions on iran and restricting cash from oil production u.s. vice president joe biden made the offer of one to one discussions last saturday. the french defense minister says it's misfired to frog rocket scientists forces in the northeast of mali it's not known if any casualties now more than four thousand french soldiers in the country troops the government in paris as it wants to withdraw from next month defense minister says the war has so far cost france seventy million euros. and tens of thousands of students are expected to take to the streets across spain they continue their protests against education reforms the last two days of seen mr ations but this is expected to be the largest yet. from the country's education minister to resign the changes to the education system. cost five million lives. com
iran's supreme leader ayatollah khomeini has rejected the u.s. offer of direct talks over its nuclear program saying the two countries cannot negotiate when tehran has a gun pointed out it comes just a day after washington tightened economic sanctions on iran and restricting cash from oil production u.s. vice president joe biden made the offer of one to one discussions last saturday. the french defense minister says it's misfired to frog rocket scientists forces in the northeast of mali it's...
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in the u.s., it is only 69%. and those children tend to be from middle and upper middle class families. american government set the pace for education for the past 150 years. we've been the first country to offer mass education anywhere. that lead is now gone. obama's proposals will help the u.s. start to catch up in the great struggle for high-quality human capital that is going to define the next century. for more on this, you can read my column in this week's "time" magazine. let's get started. >>> spies and spy agencies are all over the big screen and in the news these days. we have new revelations about hack attacks from china, renewed debate over drones and the still running controversy over torture which bobbled up again with "zero dark thirty's" five oscar nominations. i want to get to the bottom of some of these issues of national security from people who come at it from different angles. >> michael hayden was the director of the cia and nsa and a global security advisory firm. reuel marc gerecht is now
in the u.s., it is only 69%. and those children tend to be from middle and upper middle class families. american government set the pace for education for the past 150 years. we've been the first country to offer mass education anywhere. that lead is now gone. obama's proposals will help the u.s. start to catch up in the great struggle for high-quality human capital that is going to define the next century. for more on this, you can read my column in this week's "time" magazine. let's...
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u.s. military killing machine is set for a boost as an architect of america's drone strategy faces a confirmation to be head of the cia. and growing anger in tunis here the prime minister pledges to reshuffle the government from the assassination of an opposition leader but his own islamist party rejects the play. world news twenty four hours a day from the heart of moscow when a new studio is here in the center of the city on kerry johnston well let's go straight to our top story now it's exactly one year until the opening of the twenty fourteen winter olympic games in russia a special giant clocks in the country's biggest cities have begun the countdown for the event that will be held in the black sea resort city of sochi the clock is also taking for the organizers say final preparations are on track and finishing touches are being done to make the games unforgettable are also keeping a close eye on how work is being completed before saatchi becomes host to well hundreds of thousands of
u.s. military killing machine is set for a boost as an architect of america's drone strategy faces a confirmation to be head of the cia. and growing anger in tunis here the prime minister pledges to reshuffle the government from the assassination of an opposition leader but his own islamist party rejects the play. world news twenty four hours a day from the heart of moscow when a new studio is here in the center of the city on kerry johnston well let's go straight to our top story now it's...
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economic mobility in the u.s. is low compared to what it was in times past and with current levels in many european countries in canada. you hear all about rags to riches stories, but they are the exceptions. a comprehensive study by the pew economic mobility documents that in the u.s. today few poor people become even upper middle class. now, some of the criticism of president obama's program has come from people who worry about the government's track record in the area of early childhood education. they point to head start, the long-standing program that provides this education to disadvantaged children. the department of health and human services released a study of head start in 2010 which was updated in 2012 that positive effects begin to fade in a few years. this has led many to call the program a failure and urged the government not to throw good money after bad. people are jumping to conclusions about a very complicated subject without understanding the study or social science research. three scholars from
economic mobility in the u.s. is low compared to what it was in times past and with current levels in many european countries in canada. you hear all about rags to riches stories, but they are the exceptions. a comprehensive study by the pew economic mobility documents that in the u.s. today few poor people become even upper middle class. now, some of the criticism of president obama's program has come from people who worry about the government's track record in the area of early childhood...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when asked what unquote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines the target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. at the very beginning of the hearing as john brennan was delivering his remarks he was interrupted five times or so by protesters who stood up and express these shouted out rather their opposition to those executions senators had to take a recess for for the protesters to be removed from the hearing and these protests are. to drone strikes kill innocent people as well not just suspected terrorists everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program is saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it. a private hearing now a way to jump brennan when ordered to iron out technic
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when asked what unquote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines the target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. at the very beginning of the hearing as john brennan was delivering his remarks he was interrupted five times or so by...
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looking at it in sheer political terms, this as global implications for the u.s. economy tanking as a result of this. >> you think the american people are getting fed up with this? this has been going on for years. >> and worse and worse, so that there is no planning. you have a five-year transportation bill, then a two-year transportation bill, then and nothing transportation bill. >> what does it take to make the government do the right thing? what sort of crisis? i would rather have an internal washington crisis to force them to do it than wait for a real crisis. if this were a forcing event, it would not be such a bad thing. >> but we keep having these forcing events and all that happens is that we keep waiting another three months. >> every state is going to be affected by this. >> the fall line and a conservative movement is clear here. -- fault line in the conservative movement is clear here. john boehner is warning that it would be 1 million jobs in defense cuts. at the same time, "the wall street journal" editorial pages oo-poohing the cuts. >> the cia, d
looking at it in sheer political terms, this as global implications for the u.s. economy tanking as a result of this. >> you think the american people are getting fed up with this? this has been going on for years. >> and worse and worse, so that there is no planning. you have a five-year transportation bill, then a two-year transportation bill, then and nothing transportation bill. >> what does it take to make the government do the right thing? what sort of crisis? i would...
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if the u.s. and coalition forces are going to leave a light footprint, isn't that on to make it harder for you? >> >> that is why we are looking at in supporting the negotiated peace process. clearly, force has not been an answer over the years, and we have always suggested the talking start at an earlier stage. >> we thank you for your efforts. >> i appreciate no quotes out of context, having been an editor for 20 years. >> thanks again. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> wednesday the white house authorized the release of documents related to target drone killings to the intelligence committees on capitol hill. the senate intelligence committee will hear from the president's counter-terrorism advisor at 2:30. he has been nominated to be the next cia director. live coverage on c-span. president obama on his way back from leesburg, virginia, where he spoke with house democrats on their annual policy retreat. this mor
if the u.s. and coalition forces are going to leave a light footprint, isn't that on to make it harder for you? >> >> that is why we are looking at in supporting the negotiated peace process. clearly, force has not been an answer over the years, and we have always suggested the talking start at an earlier stage. >> we thank you for your efforts. >> i appreciate no quotes out of context, having been an editor for 20 years. >> thanks again. [captions copyright...
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u.s. state of nevada. drones come in various shapes, sizes and weights. they are used for surveillance, disablement, and killing. and drones are increasingly ubiquitous. there are 64 drone bases spread across the united states alone, and the u.s. has other drone installations across the planet. africa is increasingly a drone base environment. a newly authorized site in the nation of niger will become the sixth u.s. drone base in africa, joining one in morocco, senegal, uganda, and a permanent one in djibouti. u.s. drone attacks ordered by obama have spiked particularly in yemen, somalia, afghanistan, and notably pakistan where over 360 drone strikes over the nine years, 2004 to 2013, have killed over 3,000 people. this data is not classified. and not even secret. but it is troubling. so troubling that the u.n. has just decided to launch an investigation on the impacts of drone strikes on thousands of civilians. question. will the u.n. human rights council rule that drone use violates inter
u.s. state of nevada. drones come in various shapes, sizes and weights. they are used for surveillance, disablement, and killing. and drones are increasingly ubiquitous. there are 64 drone bases spread across the united states alone, and the u.s. has other drone installations across the planet. africa is increasingly a drone base environment. a newly authorized site in the nation of niger will become the sixth u.s. drone base in africa, joining one in morocco, senegal, uganda, and a permanent...
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money shows that the u.s. has actually bought two thirds of the world's drone market up they have allocated seven point five billion dollars for the john budget so far in two thousand and thirteen so obviously this industry isn't going away what can we do to at least regulate it. well there's a drone caucus in congress which is really been pushing for a number of years to roll out not just the use of drones internationally but also domestically there they've been pushing to get the f.a.a. to prove drums and domestic air space and what is work for citizen involvement best so far has been local involvement so for example seattle was rolling out a drone program and for this and they were able to convince the police not to roll it out and really these drones haven't proven necessary or they haven't proven cost effective they haven't proven particularly useful except in rare examples where you have a crazy act running around los angeles right but or i mean they are you on the border it's not even clear that they're
money shows that the u.s. has actually bought two thirds of the world's drone market up they have allocated seven point five billion dollars for the john budget so far in two thousand and thirteen so obviously this industry isn't going away what can we do to at least regulate it. well there's a drone caucus in congress which is really been pushing for a number of years to roll out not just the use of drones internationally but also domestically there they've been pushing to get the f.a.a. to...
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the u.s. weapon of choice and warfare these days is a drones but a new wave of drones capable of taking off and landing on aircraft carriers could mean a major expansion of this program we'll explore ahead. and it was thought that john brennan the man picked by president obama to head the cia would be an easy confirmation but one senator is bound to block brennan from that post what rand paul is demanding coming up. and it's a battle of david and goliath proportions monsanto versus small farmers coming up a look at the biotech giants battle with small farmers over seeds. it's thursday february fourteenth four pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall and you're watching r.t. we began zeroing in on a massive piece of equipment that could transform the way the military conducts its missions drones have made their way into the mainstream conversation as senators demand more transparency on the thus far secret drone campaign as of now we have a drone bases in places like pakistan and djibouti africa
the u.s. weapon of choice and warfare these days is a drones but a new wave of drones capable of taking off and landing on aircraft carriers could mean a major expansion of this program we'll explore ahead. and it was thought that john brennan the man picked by president obama to head the cia would be an easy confirmation but one senator is bound to block brennan from that post what rand paul is demanding coming up. and it's a battle of david and goliath proportions monsanto versus small...
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about the chief bomb maker for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and his plan last year to blow up a u.s. airliner, like one of his disciples tried on christmas day 2009. >> senator, i live this ever day and night. i go to bed worrying i didn't do enough that day to make sure i protect american people. so come justice is brought, it will be because of the work done the past few years by break americans. >> reporter: brenan point is most of his career -- spent most of his career in the cia and picked to lead the agency four years ago and you're his nomination after questions about his role in the bush administration's alleged use of waterboarding and other forms of torture on suspected terrorists held by the cia. >> it's something that should have been banned log ago and never should have -- longing on and never should have been take know place. it would never be brought back. >> reporter: senators are questioning brennan about the use of drone strikes to kill al qaeda terrorists who happen to also be american citizens. >> taking the fight to al qaeda is something every member of this com
about the chief bomb maker for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and his plan last year to blow up a u.s. airliner, like one of his disciples tried on christmas day 2009. >> senator, i live this ever day and night. i go to bed worrying i didn't do enough that day to make sure i protect american people. so come justice is brought, it will be because of the work done the past few years by break americans. >> reporter: brenan point is most of his career -- spent most of his career in...
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restricting cash from oil production u.s. vice president joe biden made the offer of want to one discussions last saturday. leader of hamas says he's in talks with palestinian president mahmoud abbas about forging a coalition government. mention that both parties are ready ahead of the mainstream presidential elections a massive push the first time it went ahead by the us out of the gaza strip in two thousand and seven a conflict between the two sides. wildfires in australia are making their way across the south of tasmania but emergency services are bracing for the weather conditions authorities have called on some locals to move from an accessible there is still the danger has passed its latest away the fires comes after bush won the story many projects part of his last. will come your way our special report on how video games can affect your state of mind stay with us for that. good leverage or two mccurry was able to build on its most sophisticated robot which on fortunately doesn't give a darn about anything tunes missio
restricting cash from oil production u.s. vice president joe biden made the offer of want to one discussions last saturday. leader of hamas says he's in talks with palestinian president mahmoud abbas about forging a coalition government. mention that both parties are ready ahead of the mainstream presidential elections a massive push the first time it went ahead by the us out of the gaza strip in two thousand and seven a conflict between the two sides. wildfires in australia are making their...
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our best offense all in all the u.s. now has around ten thousand drones in its fleet not all of them carry weapons of course a lot of them are for surveillance both domestic and international there's a great push both from the administration and the drone makers to present them as america's next best thing john brennan if confirmed will soon be at the helm of the cia and no one doubts that under him the program will expand even further the goal is pretty much clear to be able to control the world with a remote control in washington i'm going to. get more analysis now on barack obama's pick for the cia head as well as the implications that this choice holds we're going to be joined live right now by activist and author david swanson david thanks so much for being back on the program now mr brennan is of course known for methods that have frankly enraged and even alienated many of america's allies especially when we're talking about interrogation methods on the drone program what in your view would his approval his confirm
our best offense all in all the u.s. now has around ten thousand drones in its fleet not all of them carry weapons of course a lot of them are for surveillance both domestic and international there's a great push both from the administration and the drone makers to present them as america's next best thing john brennan if confirmed will soon be at the helm of the cia and no one doubts that under him the program will expand even further the goal is pretty much clear to be able to control the...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when one quote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent some. at the very beginning of the hearing as john brennan was delivering his remarks he was interrupted five times or so by protesters who stood up and express these shouted out rather their opposition to those executions senators had to take a recess for for the protesters to be removed from the hearing and these protests are steered by numerous reports that drone strikes kill innocent people as well not just suspected terrorists everybody expected a tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program is saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it. a private hearing elway to jump brennan when ordered to
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when one quote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent some. at the very beginning of the hearing as john brennan was delivering his remarks he was interrupted five times or so by protesters who...
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u.s. senate hearings are underway for president obama's controversial pick to be the new chief of the cia already been interrupted due to protests by activists angry behind . america's infamous drone program it could be head of the agency. political chaos in tunisia anti-government protests turn into violent clashes with police the ruling bloc the prime minister's plan to form a coalition government. and the countdown to the next winter olympics begins its exactly one year until russia first ever winter games that promise to become the most unique and the most expensive in history. but not everyone is in the mood russia's president lashes out over spending a key figure behind the two thousand and fourteen games. in broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is r.t. certainly glad to have you with us. now from drone strikes to torture techniques barack obama's nominee for head of the cia is facing tough questions in the senate confirmation hearing the session is underway again
u.s. senate hearings are underway for president obama's controversial pick to be the new chief of the cia already been interrupted due to protests by activists angry behind . america's infamous drone program it could be head of the agency. political chaos in tunisia anti-government protests turn into violent clashes with police the ruling bloc the prime minister's plan to form a coalition government. and the countdown to the next winter olympics begins its exactly one year until russia first...